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A. GOODYEAR. HARVBSTING MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT GOODYEAR, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

HARvEsTING MACHIN E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 453,471, dated J' une2, 1891.

Original application filed August 2, 1886, Serial No. 209,719. Dividedand this application filed March 5, 1888. Serial No. 266,120.

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To all whom it may con/cern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT GOODYEAR, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Haven, county of New Haven, State of Connecticut, haveinvented anew and useful Im provement in Harvesting-Machines, of whichthe following is a specification.

Heretofcre, on August 2,1886, I led in the United States Patent Oflicean application for Letters Patent, Serial No. 209,719, which -embodiedthe subject-matter of the present application, and this application isin fact a division of application, Serial No. 209,719,1i1ed incompliance with the recommendation of the Patent Office. Reference willtherefore lbe had to the description and drawings in the originalapplication for a full description of the parts with which' the devicesset forth in the present application are combined and attached. y

The first part of my invention consists in the construction of anexpansible and contractible frame by introducing a joint between thatportion of the frame supporting the main machine and that portionsupporting the grain .receiver or apron, which serves as a platform onwhich the grain falls as it is cut.

The second part of my invention consists in the construction of thegrain-receiver with a hinged joint, and combining therewith a cuttingdevice, so that the grain-platform and the cutting device may be raisedindependently of the grain-wheel and the frame for the purpose oftransporting the machine in a small compass.

The third part of my invention consists in combining with the featureslast referred to a sliding joint in the frame, whereby when thefinger-bar and the grain-receiver are swung upward the frame may becontracted.

The fourth part of my invention relates to the reel, which is madecontractible and eX- pansible, in the manner hereinafter more fully setforth, and which is also hinged.

In the drawings I have represented sufficient of a harvesting-machine toconvey the manner in which the various parts claimedy herein are to becombined; but I do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to theprecise form which l am about to describe,

since I am aware that mechanics in carrying out my invention wouldprobably introduce many variations in the form of apparatus.

Figure lis a front view of the grain end of the machine, showing thereel in its expanded position with the cutting devices andgrain-platform all in position ready for operation. Fig. 2 is a rearView of the same end of the machine, showing the reel, grain-platformframe, grain-platform, and cutting devices in their folded position.Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same end of the machine, taken on the line3 3, Fig. 1. Fig. t is a cross-section of the end bracket to which thengerbar is pivoted, showing the manner of pivoting the finger-barthereto. Fig. 5 is a crosssection of one of the brackets supporting thefinger-bar intermediate its two ends. Fig. G is a cross-section of thebracket supporting the finger-bar on its free end. Figs. 7 and 8 aredetail views showing the manner of securing the reel-shaft 49 inposition on the pipe q.

The frame of the machine is fully described in the application, SerialNo. 209,719, before referred to. The frame is made up of tubes orpiping.

The main frame of the machine consists of pipes extending along thefront and along the rear and across both ends of the machine underneath.The front and rear pipes just referred to are made up of two sections aa b b. The sectionso b are enough smaller in diameter than the sectionsa b to fit snugly within the latter, so as to form a telescopejointtherewith. l

c is the pipe which connects the two pipes a b at one end of themachine. The connecting-pipes for the pipes ce and b at the other end ofthe machine I have not shown. Y The main frame of the machine is thusmade in the form of a parallelogram, which, by the telescope-jointalready referred to, may be lengthened or shortened, as required.

1 is the ground-wheel, which is mounted upon a shaft having its bearingson the main frame of the machine.

2 is the grain-wheel. The axle ofthe grainwheel is secured at its innerend by a slotted connection, so as to be vertically adjustable.

Upon the shaft of the ground wheel is ICO mounted a spur-wheel 4, whichgears with the pinion 5, and thus drives the shaft 6,011 which ismounted the bevel-gear 7. This bevel-gear in turn drives the shaft w.Upon one end of this shaft w is mounted the crank 8, which, by thepitman-rod E), communicates a reciproeating motion to the finger-bar 10.The reel, which is shown in Fig. l open and in Fig. 2 closed, turns uponthe shaft 49. This shaft has its bearing in one end on the pipe q and atthe other end in a proper upright on the main frame. I have shown thebearing of the reel-shaft on the pipe q as a U-shaped socket adjustableon the said pipe. When in operation, the shaft is clamped in this U-shaped socket by means of the cap, which can be removed if it becomesnecessary to contract the reel.` The shaft 49 is turned by means of theworm-gear 50, which is driven from the operative parts of the machine byany suitable connections.

51, 52, 53, and 54 are the strips or bats which strike the grain. Eachof them is connected with the shevcs on the shaft by the jointed arms 555G.

57 are rods connecting every two pair of rods 55 and 5G at theirjunction. Rod 58 connects the end of rod 57 with a sliding sleeve 60 onthe shaft, there being one rod 58 for each rod 57. Rods 50, of whichthere are four, connect 5l, 52, 53, and 54 with the sliding sleeve Gl onthe shaft. The relative dimensions of the parts are substantially asshown. The sleeves 6l and 60 are connected with a lever 62, which isused in closing the reel. This closing is accomplished by moving thesleeves in the direction of the arrow, which will cause the rods 55 and5G to move, respectively, in the direction of the arrows crossing them.The reel may thus be closed, as shown in Fig. 2. The same means maybeemployed to adjust the beaters 5l 52 53 54, so as to strike the grain atvarious heights from the cutters, using the reel partly or wholly open,as may be desired or required.

At 63 is a joint in the shaft 49, which enables the shaft when the reelis folded to be swung around, so as not to project beyondthefgrain-plat-form, as shown in Fig. 2.

I will now describe the provision for folding the platform and cuttingdevices. G4 is a bracket clipped to the pipe a at its extremity, andwhich is provided with a slot 80, opening upward to receive theextremity of the finger-bar, as shown in Fig. 6. G5 GG are respectivelybrackets of a similar character, which also support the bar. On bracketGG the linger-bar is pivoted. Thus when in position to operate thefinger-bar rests in the three brackets, but it may be turned up into theposition shown in Fig. 2 and in dotted lines in Fig. l. Thegrain-platform is hinged at G7, so that by separating it from thedivider 0 its outer portion may be folded from the position in Figs. land 3 to the positionin Fig. 2. As soon as the bar and grain receiver orplatform have been folded, as described, the pipesections a h may bevpushed into sections c and b until the wheel 2 and divider o occupy thepositionshown in Fig. 2, where they may be secured by the hook G8. Vhenin this condition, the machine is in comparatively a small compass andis convenient to transport.

69 is a catch secured to the seat-support, by which the iingcr-bar maybe held in its raised position.

I claiml. In combination with the front and rear tubing ct and b and thetubing a and h telescoping with the same,the hinged grain-plat form,substantially as described.

2. In combination, the expansible and contractible frame, the pivotedcutter or sickle bar, and the folding grain-platform, substantially asdescribed.

3. A harvester-frame made up of two sections forming a sliding jointwith each other, one connected with the ground-Wheel and the other withthe grain-wheel, in combination with the folding grain-platform,substantially as described.

4. A harvester-frame made up of two sections forming a sliding jointwith cach other, and the hinged cutter or sickle-bar supported at oneend by the bracket 6G, secured to one section of the frame, and at theother end by the bracket G4, secured to the other section of the frame,whereby when the cutter or sickle bar is folded the frame may be shortcned, substantially as described.

5. In combination, the extensible and contractible frame, the foldingplatform, andthe reel-shaft 4f), hinged as at G3, substantially asdescribed.

G. In combination with the cutter or sickle bar and the grain receiveror platform, a reel constructed with axis 49, with beaters 51 52, withAjointed radial arms 55 56, with link 57, connecting the radial armswith rods 58 and 59, connecting, respectively, the inner and outer linksof said jointed radial arms with the axis, said rods 58 being connectedwith a handle for the operator, substantially as described.

7. In a harvestingnnachine, a reel provided with beaters, and means,substantially as specified, for folding the same about the reelshaft,and a reel-shaft jointed at its inner end to permit the reel to swing tothe side of the machine after being folded, substantially as specified.

8. In a harvesting-machine, the combination, with a foldinggrain-platform. of a piv oted cxpansible reel, substantially asspecified.

9. In a harvesting-machine, the combination, with a pivoted cutter-bar,of a pivoted and expansiblc reel, substantially as specified.

ALBERT GOODYEAR.

Witnesses:

JAMEs P. Preorr, WILLIAM S. PARDEE.

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